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EmilyBlips "The first three names drawn out of a (virtual) hat will win the three best science fiction films and books, as voted for by New Scientist readers."
Drawing out of a hat to pick the best? That sounds so sketchy, haha. If they have a virtual hat anyhow, why not just add up all the votes and choose the works with the most?
SF Tidbits for 10/3/08
SF Signal —
... read by Elisha Sessions. @Feedbooks: "The Putnam Tradition" by Sonya Dorman (1963). @Manybooks: Seven Out of Time by Arthur Leo Zagat (1939). "I'm a Stranger Here Myself" by Mack Reynolds (1960).
Locus Online has posted the table of contents for the October 2008 issue of Locus Magazine.
New Scientist is devoting their 15 November issue to the future of science fiction. Vote for your favorites! [via Michael A. Burstein and ...
The Future of Science Fiction
Bowing to the Future —
The New Scientist is devoting an entire issue to the Future of Science Fiction. They write: With the death earlier this year of Arthur C Clarke, the last of science fiction's Golden Age giants, and with mainstream literature becoming increasingly speculative and futuristic, is science fiction as a genre dying out? We plan to explore this question in a special edition of New Scientist out on 15 November – as well as reviewing the best new science ...
New Scientist: The Future of Science Fiction
Pyr-o-mania —
The New Scientist is devoting an entire issue to the Future of Science Fiction. They write: With the death earlier this year of Arthur C Clarke, the last of science fiction's Golden Age giants, and with mainstream literature becoming increasingly speculative and futuristic, is science fiction as a genre dying out? We plan to explore this question in a special edition of New Scientist out on 15 November – as well as reviewing the best new science ...
New Scientist polling for best sf films/books; your chance to win them
SFScope —
... , they ask "what does the future hold for science fiction?" Specifically, they say "with maintream literature becoming increasingly speculative and futuristic, is science fiction as a genre dying out?" To kick off that special issue, and to fill it with more content, they're asking readers to vote on their favorite sf films and sf books. Three voters will randomly be chosen to win the three best films and books as voted by the readers. To enter your votes, see this page . And after you've told New Scientist which are the best, tell us if you think science fiction really is ...
